MILAN, ILLINOIS (December 9, 2021) — One of the world's largest producers of silicone has selected Group O as a strategic partner to manage the filling, packaging, warehousing, and distribution of their construction silicone products. This complete line of building envelope silicone solutions for roof-coating, air and water barriers, architectural coatings, weather sealing, residential glazing, insulating glass, and structural glazing can be found throughout the construction industry.
Using the latest German automation, technology, and equipment, Group O will receive the bulk product through reusable fluid-bag containers and package it into drums, pails, sausage packs, and cartridges using ultramodern filling machines and packaging automation. A new state-of-the-art, climate-controlled color lab will also ensure quality and consistency by creating an ever-expanding line up of custom colors for silicone products. Group O will also manage the fulfillment and distribution of all orders to our new partner’s construction customers across the country and internationally out of its 117,000 sq ft recently renovated facility located at 7300 50th St, Milan, IL.
To support this new growth, Group O is currently hiring. Pay starts at $18 per hour, with room for quick growth-potential. The company offers a full benefits package, including over three weeks of PTO each year! For more information, interested parties can apply at groupo.com/careers.
About Group O: Group O is an End-to-End solutions-provider specializing in supply-chain, packaging, and customer-acquisition and -retention programs. Group O is committed to providing solutions designed to reduce or offset our client’s carbon footprint through waste-reduction efforts, efficiency programs, automation, and technology.
Headquartered in Milan, Illinois, and with major operations in Minnesota and Texas, Group O employs more than 1,000 professionals with diverse industry experience in optimizing inventory, logistics, fulfillment, and customer engagement.
Founded in 1974 as a small, family-run packaging company, Group O has grown into a thriving $900 million enterprise with world-class industry experience under the leadership of the Ontiveros family. For more information on Group O, visit GroupO.com.
